SR1114 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Howard Herbert "Tennessee" Hughes of Carlinville, who passed away on December 22, 2010; and

WHEREAS, Howard Hughes was born on October 4, 1935, in Elvins, Missouri; he was the son of Ernest P. and Glenda Harvey Hampton Hughes; he married Carole J. Hacke on October 12, 1963, in Carlinville; and

WHEREAS, Howard Hughes served his country with pride and distinction as a member of the United States Army, where he obtained the rank of Specialist; and

WHEREAS, Howard Hughes was employed with Bonney Forge in Carlinville until the plant closed; he was subsequently hired by the City of Carlinville to work in the public waterworks department, where he served until his retirement on December 30, 1997; and

WHEREAS, Howard Hughes was the lead singer for the band "Country Alley Cats" for 15 years; he later sang for "Country Classics"; and

WHEREAS, Howard Hughes was preceded in death by his sister, Martha Lair; and

WHEREAS, Howard Hughes is survived by his wife; his son and daughter-in-law, Scott and Kim Hughes; his daughter and son-in-law, Keri and Mark Weller; his grandchildren, Senior Airman Joe (Jessica) Weller, Senior Airman Jerod (Maria) Weller, Ashlyn Weller (companion, Josh Harding), and Dakota Hughes; his 2 great-grandsons; his brothers and sisters-in-law, Lee and Evelyn Hughes, Paul and Brenda Hughes, and Frank and Faye Hampton; his sisters, Opal Bilbruck and Anna Marie Moore; his several step-brothers and step-sisters; and his several nieces and nephews; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of Howard Herbert "Tennessee" Hughes; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Howard Hughes as an expression of our sympathy.